“You’re doing something about the whole weight thing, right?” my doctor asked yesterday, without looking at me. She seemed more uncomfortable about the number my body registered on the scale than I was. “It’s been a rough couple years.” I … Continue reading →

I remember the exact moment my older sister Carmen asked me if I would consider having the gastric bypass surgery to lose weight. It was about five years ago. She was visiting from our home town while I was living … Continue reading →

Let’s face it; if losing weight, eating healthy and exercising regularly was easy, then more than half of the U.S.population wouldn’t be obese. I’ve often wondered too many times how it must be like for a thin person to never … Continue reading →

This morning I stepped on the scale after not having set foot on it from two weeks ago when I wrote my last update. I looked at the numbers on the scale, made a confused face, and stepped off. I … Continue reading →

These past couple of weeks have been a bit more challenging than from when I first started this healthy challenge a month ago. It’s crazy how I can wake up in the morning with all the motivation in the world, … Continue reading →

I’ve moved home for a bit, to the town of Brawley, CA. A town that grows most of the nation’s salad, yet eats little of it. A town where I can buy bulk chunks of lard twice the size of … Continue reading →

I’ve realized that I’ve entered this healthy challenge at a difficult time. During the holidays I am confronted with many traditional foods that are often the cause of my weight gain, due to little to no self control. I am … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I realized this whole gym thing is not for me. Like most people, I find cardio machines to be so boring and the more interesting classes are always at inconvenient times. I tried paying a personal … Continue reading →

Contributor Jessenia Lua has started A Healthy Challenge as well. Read her intro and welcome her: I stepped on the scale this morning to see what damage I’ve done to my body after slowing down on exercise and eating whatever … Continue reading →

Every year, around the beginning of fall, I come down with a serious case of the blues. I love fall – the pumpkins, the leaves, the pumpkins, the crisp chilled air, the pumpkins – but I hate the depression that … Continue reading →

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